A frantic Tori pulled on her boyfriends' arm with as much forced as she could muster. She'd used most of strength running and evading multiple zombie hordes for the past two hours. She was now on her knees kneeling in front of the torn body of Andre's now dead grandmother.

"Andre, please we have to go we can't stay here!" she pleaded through tears.

" Tori it's my grandma, I can't just leave her here!" Andre almost hollered. " I have to help her". he said as his own tears began to fall.

" Andre, she's gone; There's nothing more we can do to help her." Tori said as she cupped his face. " I'm sorry babe, I'm so sorry".

Just as Tori finished, her phone rang. She stood up, pulled it out of her back jean pocket and walked to the window.

" Jade!" "Oh my god, where are you guys..is everyone okay?" Tori asked relieved to hear Jade's voice but still hoping none of her friends were hurt or worse...dea..no, she didn't even wanna think of it.

" Calm down Vega, were all together and were all okay." Jade said halfheartedly.

" Something's wrong Jade, I can hear it in your voice." Tori said discerningly." Tell me what happened." she demanded. Jade took a bit of a while before she answered

" They got Sikowitz,Tori." Jade said almost breaking down. " Those brain dead freaks got Sikowitz."

Tori stood peaking out of the window with one hand holding the phone to her ear and the other over her mouth in disbelief over what Jade had just told said anything for a couple of seconds until Jade broke the silence.

" Tori, is Andre with you...is he okay?" she asked

" Yeah he's right here but he's not doing to well." Tori said.

" Oh no..Please tell me he hasn't been bit by one of those things?" Jade yelled.

" No no he's okay but his grandmother..." Tori paused and took a deep breath. " His grandmother is dead."

Tori turned to look at her distraught boyfriend. He looked as if just wanted go into a corner, ball up and never leave. She also knew that part of him wanted to keep it together for her and assure her that he would keep her safe, but even Tori knew he could no such keep that promise. As much as she knew he loved her, those promises would be empty and all sense of security had gone out the window. With these things loose, lives were up for grabs and karma no longer had a say in justice.

" Tori, can you guys get to the old mill five blocks from the train station?" Jade asked.

" Yeah, I think we can, we have Andre's car." Tori said matter-of-factly.

"Good, then you two get your butts there a.s.a.p and we'll me you there." Jade ordered." And keep your eyes open for any of those things."

" We'll be there." said Tori.

Tori clicked off her phone so it wouldn't draw any attention from any near by zombies and turned back to Andre.

" That was Jade..are they all okay?" Andre asked as he rose to his feet. He walked over to the linen closet, got two big sheets and covered his grandmother's body.

" Yeah.. I only talked to Jade, but she said everyone was okay...but." Tori hesitated not wanting to pile on any more pain than he had just endured in the past thirty minutes.

" What happened Tor." Andre asked confused. " Don't hold back on me babe, c'mon tell me what happened."

" Andre...Sikowitz is dead." she said waiting to see how he would take the news.

Andre was silent,blankly looking at the slowly walked over to him and put her arms around his waist, holding him tightly as she began to cry again. Andre snapped back to reality to realize she was crying and held her into his chest as she began to sob uncontrollably. He loved her with all the life within his body and at that moment he internely vowed to keep her safe, even if he had to put his own life on the line. As Tori began to regain control over her breathing she she pulled back a little but never breaking the embrace, just enough to look up into his eyes.

" Andre, promise me you won't leave me." Tori said adamantly as she looked to him for an answer. Andre looked at her in amazement. How did she know him so well. She must have sensed him making his mental resolve to protect her even at the cost of his own life.

" I mean it Andre." she said demandingly,but simultaneously pouting. " I don't want you being a hero trying to save me and getting...getting killed." Tori said as she moved her gaze down to his torn shirt. She couldn't even fathom something happening to him, her boyfriend, her lover, her everything. Andre clenched his jaw no wanting to give in to her wish. He wanted to do what had to be done if the time came because he would at least know she would be knew he couldn't resist to long, cause Tori had a way of talking him down even if he didn't want to. That's what he loved about this girl. She had his heart.

" Andre, promise me!". Tori softly demaned.

" Okay okay, Baby you win, I promise not be a hero." He said defeated.

" Thank you, Andre, I just love you so much and I don't wanna lose you...ever." Tori said searching his eyes for reassurance.

" I love you too Tori..never doubt that." Andre said as he tilted her chin up towards his lips.

" I don't, and I never will." Tori said as she closed the distance between their lips as they escaped their horrific reality into their own momentary bliss.